Clip brooch



W. S. FRINK Jan.' 8, 1935.

CLIP BROOCH Filed Sept. 9, 1933 mvENToR W/LL/AM S. F/P/NK of ATTORNEYgroove 22 is formed in the faces of these side and application september9,1933, s'ofiailNo.'cf5iz,7`1sI zolaims. (C1. 63-20) This inventionrelates to bronches and has for an object to provide a device o f thischaracter with a main ornamental body and a number of ornaments adaptedUto interchangeably slide into a frame formed in the main body.

Another object is to providemeansfor automatically securing theornaments in position when slid into the frame. VAnother Aobject is to`furnish the main ornamental body with a hinged ilap carrying garmentengaging elements, so that the device may ber worn as a clip brooch.

Inthe drawing accompanying this specificationI 4have shown by' Way ofillustration a practicable embodiment of my invention, inwhich drawing:v i Y Figure 1 is a, face'y view of the complete brooch.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of brooch shown in Figure 1.

' Figure 3 is an underside View` of the body portion only of the brooch,the hinged iiap being shown in its open position. l

Figure4 is a central longitudinal section of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an` under `side view of an interchangeable slide.

Figure 6 is aside view of` such slide, and Figure 7 is a, cross-sectiontaken on a plane at aboutthe line 7--7` of Figure`3.

fThe main body 10,`of the brooch is intended to be decorated orornamented inharmony with prevailing ornamentation, being conventionallyrepresented, for instance, at l1 and at 12.

There is shown hinged tothe rear of this ornamental main body member 10a flap 13, furnished with garment engaging elements illustrated in theform of sharp pins 14. The hinge illustrated is composed of `a pair ofsquare bosses15 carriedV by body, and three bosses `164-16 and 17carried by the flap, the boss 17 being shown disposed between'the boss15, and the bosses 16 disposed` outwardly thereof. 'Ihere are shown setoff from the flap 13 a pair of spring fingers 18 for en-` gaging thesquared faces of the bosses15 for bers 19, and a member 20 at the innerend, the

other or outer end beingv shown open at 21. A

end members, forming ways for interchangeably receiving slides, one` ofwhich is illustrated dismountedin Figures 5 and 6, and in position inFigures 1 and 2. `'I'he slide illustrated in the `dra-wing is in thelform of a setting, having a rim 24 in which is to be mounted someornabrooch may readily change its color or `ornamental eiiect to suitalmost any occasion or garment color scheme.

The slide carries at each side a ange 26 `for running in thelongitudinal partsof the groove 22. These iianges merge at vthe innerend of, the slide in a yat plate 27, the edge 28 of `which plate isintended to seat in the portion of the groove 22 which is formed in theframe end 20.

`The two side members 19 of the frame are shown connected by a flatcross-bar 29, having .a depression 30 in its central part. This bar -ispreferably located toward the inner portion of the open frame. The plate27 is shown slotted inw at 31 for setting oi a spring 32, having astraight i front edge 33, from the front `center of which projects afinger piece 34. When the slide is in position and fully entered in theframe, with the edges 26 and 28 in the groove 22, the spring 32 dropsdo-wn behind thecross-bar 29, or inwardly of it, securely fastening theslide to the main body member. The finger piece 34 partly is in thedepression 30, its front or other end, however, overcharges the bar andis in position for ready engagement outwardly of the cross bar by theiinger for releasing the spring.V It will be obvious from an inspectionof the drawing in connectionwith the foregoing description that inremoving and in replacingthe interchangeable slide, the slide can beheld between thethumb and finger outwardly of parts disposed crosswiseof its path of movement.

- Although I have shown but one embodiment `of my` invention as anillustrative example Aof `my invention, it is to be understood thatchanges may be made within the scope of my claims without departing from`the spirit of my invention'.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

sides and a closed end, the other end being open there being groovesformed in the faces of the sides and closed end, a cross bar extendingfrom` `5o l. In a brooch, the combination with a body member formed asan oblong frame having twov tral depression, and a flap furnished withgrippingdevices and hinged to the bodyI member and constitutingtherewith a garment clip, of an orna-A mental slide adapted to enter theframe from the open end and tofo'ccupy the said grooves, and

a catch for holding the slide member within the v frame, and comprisinga,y forwardly directed nger engaging protrusion,the organization beingsuch that when the slide is moved uponfthe grooves and is fullyentered into the frame, the inner end ofthe slide is under theornamental portion of the body member, the ringerengag-` ing protrusionroccupies the central depression in the cross bar, and theforwardfend-f-the spring is at the inner side of the cross bar.

side to side of* the frame, and formed with a een? 2. In a brooch the.combination with a body member formed as an oblong frame having twosides and a closed end, the other end being open, there being groovesformed in the inner faces ofthe sides, a cross bar extending from sideto side of the frame, of an ornamental slide adapted to enter the framefrom the open end and to oceupy the said grooves, a `catch member onsaid ornamental slide having a portion for engaging thefsaidmrossffbaryto loekthe -slide Within said 10 frame, and/'means'.atthe#outergsidefdfsaid cross yin replacing the slide, the slide can beheld be- Ytween the thumb and nger outwardly of the said 15 cross bar.

WILLIAM S. FRINK.

